Water cooler



Nov. 8, 1932.

WATER COOLER Filed May 20, 1930 Patented Nov. 8, 1932 WILLIAM s. EAMSAY, OE TOLEDO, oI-IIO, AssIeNOE To THE ALLEN FILTER COMPANY, OE

lIOLEDO, y OHIO' p WATER oooLEE` i Application sied May 2o, 1930. serial No. 454,074.

My invention relates to water coolers in which cooling is effected either by electricity or ice and more particularly to the type known as angle-jet glass Eller and bubbler fountain coolers.

The principal object of my invention is to provide a removable top member or cover for the cooler in which a combined bubbler fountain and angle flow member is contained, and from which the valve fitting and pressure control members can be conveniently suspended.

Another object of my invention is to pro# vide a cooler of the type mentioned in which the sides are entirely free from Outside pipe connections and projections of any kind.

Other and further objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent as the specifica-tion is considered in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 1 denotes a cooler box of substantially rectangular cross section comprising sides 2 having a cork or other suitable insulating filling 3. The top opening 4 of the box 1 is closed by front and rear, preferably cast top or cover members 5 and 6 respectively, both of which are readily removable although the front cover member is preferably normally held in place by screws or the like 7, it being necessary to remove the latter member only when servicing is required. The front cover member 5 is formed with an elongated well or depression 19 of substantial dimensions which serves as a catch basin for water flowing from a combination bubbler and angle flow member 14, hereinafter described.

Where ice is employed as the refrigerant, removal of the rear cover member 6 is necessary to permit the placing of large pieces of ice or a single ice cake 8 upon the top convolution of a resilient refrigerating coil 9, of old and well known construction. This coil seats on the bottom 10 of the cooler box and connects at one end with a water inlet or service pipe 11 and at its other end with the lower end of a vertically disposed water delivery pipe 12. For a more detailed description of coil 9, reference may be had to Patent No. 1,470,094, issued to Edgar P. Mull, October 9th, 1923. A valve fitting 13 places lthe water delivery pipe 12 incommunication with the combination bubbler and angle flow. member 14,previously referred to.

This valve fitting comprises a Vvertically disposed pipe 15, which extends through and is secured at its upper' end to the cover member 4, as by a nut 1o, and at its lower end is removably secured tothe top ofdelive'ry pipe 12. A branch pipe 16 leading from 'a point intermediate the ends of the delivery pipe 12 is threadcdly connected to the inlet 17 of the combination bubbler and angleflow member :14. `It will be noted that the combination bubbler and angle flow member 14 comprises communication inlet Opening or passage-17, Outlet passage 21 anddraina'ge opening `or passage 18, all formed in an enlarged portion or protuberance 31 at one end of the well 19. The well or depression 19 is of suflcient area and depthL to permit the insertion of a glass or drinking cup beneath the stream and also of suiicient area and depth to prevent the water from ordinarily splashing g outside thereof, but any water which may thus escape will be caught by a bead 20'formed aroundthe top edge of the cover member.

.The height of iow vof water .from the* outletV 21 ofbubbler 14 is controlled by a pressure regulator 22 of well known construction, mounted in the delivery pipe 12. By manipulating'the pressure regulator screw 23, the stream can be increased from a low bubbler fountain discharge to an angle flow or stream sufficiently high for use in filling v4 8;

paper cups or drinking glasses, as shown by dotted lines Figure 1. Flow of water through the fitting 13 is turned on or off by means of an oscillating valve 24 of well known construction, also mounted in the fitting 13. Cooling frigerating coil 9, and a constant supply of cold water is thus available.

9.0 is effected as the water lowsthrough the re- A preferably screened waste opening 25 is formed in the bottom of the well or depression 19 from which waste water escapes to a ,ico

ing to Well 19. The opening 18 is so small relatively to the outlet 21 that normal flow through the latter is not affected.

It Will of course be understood that Where electricity is employed to cool the pipes through which the Water flows, the resilient ice supporting coil may be dispensed With.

In that case, the delivery pipe 12 will conneet at its lower end directly with the service pipe 11 and will thus become the" cooling medium through which the Water must pass.

I-Iaving thus described my invention, What I claim is:

1. A water cooler comprising a cooler box open at its top, a removable cover member Vfor closing said opening, said cover member having an elongated depression therein of substantial length and depth, an angle flow member formed in said Well adjacent one end thereof, a Water delivery and cooling pipe in said box connected to a source of Water supply, a fitting in said box in alinement with said pipe and carried by said cover for connecting the Water cooling and delivery pipe with said angle flow member, and means in said fitting for starting and stopping ioW of Water from the Water cooling medium to the angle How member.

2. A Water cooler comprising a cooler box open at the top, a removable cover member for said box, said cover member having a depression therein andan angle flow member located in said depression, a water cooling medium in said box, a Water delivery pipe in said box connected to a source of Water supply and to said cooling medium, a valve fitting suspended from said cover Vand detachably connected to said delivery pipe and communicating with said bubbler, and means in said fitting for starting and stopping ow of Water from the Water cooling medium to the angle flow member.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature.

' WILLIAM S. RAMSAY. 

